Spent $150 on a Chinese tea set that totally changed my morning routine

Picked up a Yixing clay pot and some oolong from a shop in Guangzhou last month. The flavor difference from my old mug is unreal. Anyone else switch to proper brewing and notice a big change?

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gavin_clark9d agoMost Upvoted

and that patina thing is real, man. i've got a pot i've been using for japanese greens for about a year now and the difference is night and day. the first few weeks it was still kind of neutral but around month four i started noticing this almost creamy sweetness coming through, like the pot was finally getting broken in right. i only use it for gyokuro now because any other tea would just mess up the flavor profile it's built up. you can actually taste the history of every brew in there.

stone.jesse9d agoMost Upvoted

Three months in with my own Yixing pot and the patina is starting to build. Threw out my old teabags completely. The clay actually changes the taste as it ages, absorbs the oils from the oolong over time. Noticed my morning brew got smoother around week six, less bitter edge to it.